Math Strategies & Accommodations

Presented by:Courtney McCord, Katrina Cushenberry, and Abe Ngoma

Introduction and agreements Mindbender and self-assessments Anticipation guide Curriculum documents Venn Diagrams HAPG

◦ Introduction◦ Scavenger hunt◦ Block party

Interim assessments Technology

“Create the largest possible square from your blank

blue-sheet paper.”

Convert your square into another square that is half the current area. No measurements,

cuts, or computations are allowed.

Category Public(without logging

on)

HISD Portal only(must log into CLEAR)

Before After Before After

HISD Scope & Sequence

Vertical Alignment Matrix (VAM)

Year-at-a-Glance(YAAG)

HAPG

TEKS/TAKS Correlation

Scope & Sequence

Year-at-a-Glance(YAAG)

Vertical Alignment Matrix

(VAM)

Universal Set

HAPG Introduction TEKS/TAKS Correlation Scavenger Hunt Block Party “Putting it Together”

Student Daily Self-Student Daily Self-assessment and Lesson assessment and Lesson

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•TEKS/TAKS CorrelationTEKS/TAKS Correlation•HAPGHAPG

Can you explain why these weights are balanced?

Interim Assessments◦ (No modifications at this time)

Technology – wikis◦ Secondary Math Wiki –

http://houstonmath.wikispaces.com ◦ A2TeaMS Wiki – http://a2teams.wikispaces.com

Student Daily Self-Student Daily Self-assessment and Lesson assessment and Lesson

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•Interim assessmentsInterim assessments•Math wikisMath wikis

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•Strategies usedStrategies used

There are three houses built exactly the same. One is filled with cotton, the other with wood, and the third with iron. One day an arsonist sets them all on fire. The sound of sirens was growing louder at the scene. People were screaming. Which house did the ambulance try to put the fire out at first?

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•AccommodationsAccommodations